Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-30
CAPITAL BUDGET.
IAROR STATISTICS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-COmmissioneI
Carroll Dwight has submitted to the secre-
tary of the interior the third annual re
port of the bureau Of labor which relates
entirely to strikes and lockouts For the
period of six years ended December 81
1856, the total number of employees involved
in the whole number Of strikes for the en-
tire period is shown to have been 1918, 624;
the number of employees originating strikes
was ,020. s32 the number of employees in
all establishments before the strikes oc-
CURED was l,6G2,0i2 while the
whole number employed in
the establishments involved after the
strikes occurred was l.6S6, 26s-a loss of
p, 70s There were 103.So3 new employees
engaged after the strikes, and 1888 were
brought from other places than those in
which the strikes occurred. In 2,lS2 es-
Establishments lockouts were ordered dur
ng the period named. In these there
were l13 935 employees before the lockouts
occurred, and 1888 after the lOckouts,
while the number actually locked out was
49, .4S There We're 1886 new empiOSeS
secured at the close of lOck0utS and 5.6S2
were brought from other places than those
in which the lOckOutS occurred. An eXami-
nation of the tables appended to the report
shows that New York. PENNSYLVANIA. Mas
sachusettS, Ohio and Illinois represent
-. - per cent Of he whole number Of eS-
Establishments affected by strikes through
out the country. and 30 80 per cent of the
lockoutS. These five states it is stated.
contain a per cent Of all the Manufacture
ing establishments and employ Is per cent
of the capital invested III mechanical IN
duetries of the United States OF the
p 33ti ADJUSTMENTS in which strikes Oc-
Cured, Is, 3i3 or. 50 IL per cent of the whole
strikes were ordered by labor Or9aniZa-
tons. while Of tie ,, lS2 establishments in
which lOckouts occurred, 1913. or SOB per
cent were ordered Ivy combinations Of man
ayers Of the whole number Of establish
meuts subject to strikes. there temporarily
closed for business - 442 or go ~
per cent OH rrt account OF iOcksOut ~ 80
per cent The average duration of stop
page on account OF strikes was % days:
. for lOckoutS % DAYS The results of the
strikes, 50 far as gaining the objects sought
are concerned are shown to be ~ follows:
Success followed .tA5 cases. OF $50 pel
per cent of the whole Partial success
in 1904. or l3.4J per cent OF the whole. and
failure followed N 8 1870 cases. or 1888 per
cent OF the whole: by lockoits 56f estab-
tlShmenIS or =. ~ per cent OF the Whole
succeeded in gaining their point; 1870. or
S.1i per cent partly succeeded. and l.05,
on % 50 per GEM failed. As to the causes
or objects of strikes il is shown that III
crease of wages WIS the principal one. be
ing 42.44 per ceut. The other leading
causes are given as follows:
For reduction OF hours. 1915 per cent;
against reduction of wages. 40 per cent:
for increase OF wages and reduction OF
hours, 81 per cent. Total for the five Lead
ing causes 7i.S5 per cent. All other causes
- Il per cent.
DiSclaiming absolute accuracy. the re
port gives the losses OF employees and en-
ployers resulting from strikes and lOckoutS
/ as follows: Losses to strikers during the
six years covered by thc Investigations,
sol, SIC. lG5; loss 20 employees through lock
outs for the same period, s, l32.ti., or Il
total wage loss of employees Vi c]9,@iG. 50
This loss occurred for both strikes and
lockoutS in "a 5iS establishments. ar an
average loss Oh =. 80 10 each establish
ment, or nearly $40 to each striker in
VOWED. The assistance given to strikers
during the same period, SO far Is aScer-
/ tanned, amounts 20 $500 5t; To those
suffering from lOck0uts. Si,l05.5%S. or a
total OF a.. 80. I05 These amounts. how
ever. the commissioner says. are undouht-
eddy two low. The employers losses
through strikes for the six years amounted
to $50. az! OBS; through lockoUtS. -, ~ 69l
total loss 90 the eS Establishments IN
volved of 81, lG3 Oil